This study analyzes results from an original survey of members of the French and German parliaments (Assemblée … Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that French politicians are … at the European or Eurozone level, but are skeptical about the fiscal constraints of the Fiscal Compact. There is …

stabilizing effects of two scenarios of fiscal integration in the Eurozone, namely the introduction of i) a joint tax and transfer …

European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is … highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by …

We analyze data from an author‐conducted survey of members of the French and German parliaments on European Monetary …

power were transferred from the Council of Ministers to the European Parliament. On the one hand, citizens benefit from a … greater transparency in the Parliament's debates compared to the Council´s decisions. On the other hand, a powerful European … Parliament would be less accountable to the voters of each state since in the European election each state is only decisive with …

Since the start of EMU national fiscal policy in the Eurozone can be conducted almost without paying any attention to …